Government inspectors have praised North Beckton Primary School in the latest Ofsted report.Ofsted inspectors visited the school and were so impressed that they gave it a Grade 1 (outstanding) for all its categories.

Sir Robin Wales, the Mayor of Newham, welcomed the Government's announcement that Crossrail will go ahead. He said, "Crossrail will mean not just quicker and less crowded journeys for residents to central London and it will also vastly improve accessibility to the borough’s key development sites.”

Labour-run Newham Council unanimously resolved to aim for the Fairtrade status at last week’s Council meeting – although the Respect/SWP councillors gave their apologies for the meeting, and the two CPA councillors who did bother to turn up left after half an hour.